runnel
Brook's smaller cousin
A runnel is a small stream or brook, or a narrow channel through which water flows.
The word appears most often in literary or descriptive writing: Runnels of rainwater coursed down the hillside.
It can also describe any small rivulet, including those formed temporarily by rain or melting snow.
Very small stream
- brookSmall flowing watercourse
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- streamletSmall flowing watercourse
- freshetSnowmelt-driven flood
burn · bourn · gill · beck · branch · tributary · headwater · watercourse
Edge channel for runoff
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- furrowNarrow trench in earth
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- trenchLong narrow excavation
culvert · flume · conduit · aqueduct · canal · drain · spillway · irrigation
Leak in drops
- seepFlow slowly through
- oozeSeep gradually out
- dripLiquid falling slowly
- percolateFilter through gradually
weep · trickle · seepage · leak · drizzle · filtrate · flow · discharge
Incoherent speech
Narrow opening in surface
- cleftNarrow vertical split
- gullyChannel carved by flowing water
- ravineDeep, narrow valley
- slotNarrow slit for insertion
crack · notch · fissure · rift · cranny · gap · gorge · defile
Recoiling metal spiral
- fountainheadOriginal source of something
- headspringForward flip via hands
- wellspringPrimary source of something
- seepFlow slowly through
rill
Very small stream
freshet · burn · bourn · gill · beck · branch · tributary · headwater · watercourse · waterway
gutter
Edge channel for runoff
trench · culvert · flume · conduit · aqueduct · canal · drain · spillway · irrigation · sluice
dribble
Leak in drops
percolate · weep · trickle · seepage · leak · drizzle · filtrate · flow · discharge · spill
babble
Incoherent speech
crevice
Narrow opening in surface
slot · crack · notch · fissure · rift · cranny · gap · gorge · defile
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
- fountainheadOriginal source of something
- headspringForward flip via hands
- wellspringPrimary source of something
seep · headwater · aquifer · groundwater
- coastal landformsbeach, beaches, cliff, cliffs, coast
- creekscreek, brook, tidal creek, mountain brook, babbling brook
- mountain streamsmountain stream, mountain brook, alpine stream, mountain river, mountain spring
- streamsstream, creek, brook, rivers, tributary
- water featuresfountain, rivers, streams, lakes, ponds
- waterwaysriver, rivers, canal, canals, stream
- running waterPlumbed household flow
- running outApproaching total depletion
- running awayRapid departure from danger
- running lateBehind expected arrival time
- running aroundMoving busily in directions
- running out of timeInsufficient duration remaining